MATCH REPORT Final report · updated 07:24 UK

Gerwyn Price beats Stephen Bunting 6-5

PDC Premier League Darts · Week 13 · Thu 30 Apr

Stephen Bunting 5–6 Gerwyn Price
LEG-BY-LEG COMMENTARY

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LEG 1
0–1

Leg 1: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 76 and leaves 4, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 1-0.

Stephen Bunting99.40leg average
Gerwyn Price88.41leg average
40 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 2
1–1

Leg 2 — back level: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 41 and leaves 8; Stephen Bunting closes 8 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 82 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1.

Stephen Bunting93.94leg average
Gerwyn Price83.80leg average
8 CHECKOUT
LEG 3
1–2

Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Gerwyn Price closes 56 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 2-1.

Stephen Bunting115.25leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
56 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 4
2–2

Leg 4 — back level: Stephen Bunting takes out 20 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2.

Stephen Bunting93.94leg average
Gerwyn Price76.40leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 5
3–2

Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 76 and leaves 20, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2.

Stephen Bunting107.36leg average
Gerwyn Price96.20leg average
BREAK OF THROW 36 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 6
4–2

Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 38 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting closes 16 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 92 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 4-2.

Stephen Bunting93.94leg average
Gerwyn Price81.80leg average
16 CHECKOUT
LEG 7
4–3

Leg 7 — run stopped: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 48 and leaves 20; Gerwyn Price closes 20 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3.

Stephen Bunting95.20leg average
Gerwyn Price88.41leg average
20 CHECKOUT
LEG 8
5–3

Leg 8: Stephen Bunting takes out 124 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3.

Stephen Bunting115.62leg average
Gerwyn Price89.50leg average
124 CHECKOUT
LEG 9
5–4

Leg 9: Gerwyn Price fires in 2 maximums; Gerwyn Price cannot take out 40 and leaves 40, Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-4.

Stephen Bunting85.75leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
40 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
LEG 10
5–5

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 56 and leaves 40, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 92 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.

Stephen Bunting92.20leg average
Gerwyn Price115.62leg average
BREAK OF THROW 92 CHECKOUT 1 × 180
LEG 11
5–6

Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 81 and leaves 37, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 18 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-5.

Stephen Bunting116.00leg average
Gerwyn Price107.36leg average
18 CHECKOUT 2 × 180
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MATCH REPORT

The final story

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We are underway at PDC Premier League Darts in Week 13 with Stephen Bunting against Gerwyn Price. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Gerwyn Price finally seals it 6-5, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.

Leg 1: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 76 and leaves 4, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 40 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 41 and leaves 8; Stephen Bunting closes 8 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 82 in 1 dart. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — into the lead: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Gerwyn Price closes 56 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 40 in 2 darts. Gerwyn Price leads 2-1.

Leg 4 — back level: Stephen Bunting takes out 20 in 1 dart. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — lead change: Maximum from Gerwyn Price! Gerwyn Price cannot take out 76 and leaves 20, Stephen Bunting punishes it immediately by taking out 36 in 2 darts, a break of throw. Stephen Bunting leads 3-2. Leg 6 — 3 in a row: Stephen Bunting cannot take out 38 and leaves 16; Stephen Bunting closes 16 with Gerwyn Price waiting on 92 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 4-2.

Leg 7 — run stopped: Gerwyn Price cannot take out 48 and leaves 20; Gerwyn Price closes 20 with Stephen Bunting waiting on 25 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 4-3. Leg 8: Stephen Bunting takes out 124 in 1 dart. Stephen Bunting leads 5-3. Leg 9: Gerwyn Price fires in 2 maximums; Gerwyn Price cannot take out 40 and leaves 40, Gerwyn Price takes out 40 in 2 darts. Stephen Bunting leads 5-4.

Leg 10 — back level: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 56 and leaves 40, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 92 in 1 dart, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Maximum from Stephen Bunting! Stephen Bunting cannot take out 81 and leaves 37, Gerwyn Price punishes it immediately by taking out 18 in 2 darts, 14 darts in total. That's the match - Gerwyn Price wins 6-5.

Stephen Bunting posts the higher three-dart average, 97.02 compared with 95.98. Stephen Bunting hits 5 maximums and Gerwyn Price hits 4. On the doubles, Stephen Bunting converts 25.0% and Gerwyn Price finishes at 40.0%. Stephen Bunting's longest burst is 3 legs in a row.

Gerwyn Price has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 2 breaks of throw and 2 clear lead changes. The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.

About this commentary: All Things Darts Match Centre compiles it from the stored match result, statistics and ordered visit-by-visit scoring. It does not invent exact doubles, missed darts or dart segments that are not present in the source data. Per-leg averages are only labelled as exact when darts used are available for every recorded visit in that leg.

MATCH DATA

Match statistics

97.023-dart avg95.98
5180s4
124Highest checkout92
25%Checkout %40%
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